FOOD
&
DRINK
TORONTO ISCRAZY
aboutoysters.From
no-frillsoysterbars tochic,high-concept
emporiums, therestaurantsaround town
reallyknowhow toshuck, serveandslurp
these tastybivalves.Bothaficionadosand
first-time tasterswillwant tostart their
oyster tourat
Rodney’sOysterHouse
.As
thegranddaddyofToronto’soysterbars
— founded in1987byRodneyClark— this
family-run, subterraneanspace in theen-
tertainmentdistrict isoyster-partycentral.
Sidleup tooneof thegranitebarsandsavor
offeringsshuckedbya friendlyandknowl-
edgeablestaff.
Rodneysoysterhouse.com
Nextstop is
TheCeílíCottage
.Patrick
McMurray, aka“ShuckerPaddy,”presides
over this two-roomIrishpubandoyster
bar inToronto’seastend,which features
oysters fromIreland—Galwayflatsand
ClarinbridgeBay—plusCanada’sbest.
(Tip:Wash ’emdownwithScrimshaw
OysterStout.)
Ceilicottage.com
At
OysterBoy
onQueenStreet
West,“Mollusks for theMasses” is the
slogan for this45-seatneighborhoodstore-
front.Dineat thechopping-blockbarand
slurpoysters fromsustainablesourceson
bothcoastsofCanada.
Oysterboy.ca
Lastbutcertainlynot least,
TheChase
Fish&Oyster
isaposh littleeatery in the
boomingfinancialdistrictwhereyoucan
sitat thepolishedwhite-marblebarand
watch thechefsshuck.Oystersarriveatop
an ice-filledsilverbowlwithcolorfulcon-
dimentsandadropperbottleofhotsauce.
Thechasefo.com
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NECEE REGIS
Howeveryou likeyouroysters,optionsabound inOntario
GetYour
Oyster
Fix in
Toronto
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ALEXANDRA GRABLEWSKI
34
OCTOBER2015
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